Mary Shahian is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2022, she worked at Daintree Advisors LLC for 11 years. Shahian serves as a trustee and member of the finance committee at Gordon College and is also on the board and finance committee of Adolescent Consultation Services, a social services organization for at-risk youth. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, and other investors. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and retirement plan services, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Richard Fingerman is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe in 2026, he worked for Financial Planning Solutions, LLC for 12 years. Outside of his advisory role, he has maintained a small rental real estate business since 1982. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes manager selection through a proprietary due-diligence process and offers a range of services from discretionary wealth management to outsourced CIO solutions.

Nicolas Souffrant Jr. is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Citizens Bank, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, he maintains involvement in rental property management. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a broad client base including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services. The firm integrates in-house and external strategies with technology-enabled tools to manage a range of account types, primarily through non-discretionary client-authorized arrangements.

Debra Mc Donald is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Tfc Financial from 2018 to 2022 and Wingate Financial Group, Inc from 2005 to 2018. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and customizable investment solutions, while providing operational, trading, compliance, and practice-management support.

Justin Amico is a Series 65-licensed advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Boston, MA, with four years of industry experience. He has worked at CIBC Private Wealth Management since 2007. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors offers a range of investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm employs a combination of internal teams and external managers to deliver customized portfolio management and coordinated Family Office services, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets across 175 advisors.

Nicolay Siclunov is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Oppenheimer since 2017. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, he worked at PowerScore, Inc. for one year. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, with advisory approaches that include discretionary and non-discretionary management across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios.

Elisabeth Zimmerman is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. She previously spent 36 years at O'Brien Wealth Partners LLC, where she was part of the firm through its transition and acquisition by Mercer. O'Brien Wealth Partners provides fee-only investment advice and financial planning to individuals, families, businesses, nonprofits, pension plans, and endowments, managing approximately $1.1 billion in discretionary assets. The firm emphasizes capital preservation and attractive returns through diversified asset allocation, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and selective use of interval and ESG-focused funds.

Mark Poitras is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. His prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial planning and business consulting. The firm utilizes a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Mark Fantasia is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Boston, MA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya, he spent two years at Merrill. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is a large advisory and broker-dealer firm providing financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory services, and access to third-party money managers for individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm integrates model portfolios, technology-driven tools, and a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Barry Zimmerman is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 1995 and with Park Avenue Securities since 2022. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in reselling partial season tickets for the Boston Red Sox. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios and a hybrid digital advisory solution.

Richard Rosenthal is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at The Colony Group and Capital Advisors LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Casey Jordan is a financial advisor at Farther with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network for 16 years. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform and direct meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using bespoke allocations and proprietary algorithmic model portfolios, focusing primarily on ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income.

Douglas Mavilia is a Certified Financial Planner® with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, having previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Lightship Wealth Strategies. He is a partner at Grandview Financial Group LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a mix of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and utilizes multiple management platforms and third-party solutions within its supervisory framework.

Daniel Maher is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Waltham, MA, holding the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and has been affiliated with New York Life and Nylife Securities since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance brokering through The Marcus Agency. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of program types and works within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure, emphasizing tailored recommendations and primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Samuel Matias is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Investments for two years and has held roles in higher education and retail prior to his financial career. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed accounts, and retirement advisory services through a combination of in-house and outside strategists, model portfolios, and technology-enabled tools.

Olurotimi Sulaiman is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya, he worked at Fidelity Investments and held various positions outside of finance, including roles at Walgreens Pharmacy and involvement with local churches. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services through a broad network of investment adviser representatives, combining model portfolios and technology-enabled tools to provide both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management.

Charles Brown is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding ChFC® and Series 63 designations and possessing 37 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 1995 and operates Charles P. Brown d/b/a Capitol Financial Advisors since 1999. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an expert witness providing testimony on financial planning topics. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services. The firm offers operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction and access to proprietary model portfolios and customized investment solutions.

Laura Gustafson is a CFP® and ChFC® with eight years of industry experience. She is currently with Allworth Financial, L.P. and has previously worked at firms including Shorepoint Capital Partners LLC and SK Wealth Management, LLC. Gustafson serves as an adjunct faculty member at Rhode Island College, lecturing at the graduate level. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm manages customized portfolios using various model strategies and partners with third-party sub-advisers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Ian Hannafin is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at GW&K Investment Management and Fidelity Investments. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and various advisory services through a combination of in-house and external strategists, using technology-enabled tools and model portfolios to implement investment recommendations.

Yuan Liu is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to his current role, he worked at KPMG US LLP and SS&C Technologies Holdings. Outside of advising, he is involved with SCORE, a nonprofit organization supporting small businesses. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models, managing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary assets.